Aragon Construction of New York has recently begun construction on Columbia University�s newly leased space at 880 Third Avenue, Jack Resnick & Son�s 18-story office tower at the northwest corner of 53rd Street. Photo courtesy of Rubenstein Associates, Inc. Aragon and AIA Integrated Design Group created 14 treatment rooms, an elevator lobby, a waiting area, office rooms and technical rooms out of this 7,300-sq-ft midtown space renamed Gloria & Lewis Vision Center of Columbia University Medical Center. Columbia will utilize the entire 7,300-sq-ft second floor of the new midtown space for its Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology, which will operate
A joint venture of New York-based Turner Construction and STV has been awarded the $650 million construction management contract for the first phase of a new police academy for the New York City Police Department designed by Perkins+Will. City officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday. Perkins+Will / Consulting Architect: Michael Fieldman Architects The first phase will consist of a recruit academic building with an administration wing, a physical training complex with tactical demonstration gyms and a central utility plant that can accommodate future sequences as well as a field house, a running track, a parking lot and room to
NEW HIRES Howard Epstein and Alex Fazio have joined Winoker Realty Company, Inc. of New York as Associate Directors. Warren E. Fink has joined West End Partners, a California based strategic advisory and restructuring firm as Senior Advisor in the New York office. Rich Smith has joined KS Engineers, P.C. of Newark, New Jersey as Vice President of Construction Management Services for Buildings and Facilities. PROMOTIONS Joseph R. Loring, founder and former Chairman/CEO of Joseph R. Loring & Associates, Inc. of New York has been promoted to Chairman Emeritus. Barry L. Maltz has been promoted to Chairman/CEO of Joseph R.
A probe into New York’s concrete testing industry has prompted city officials to launch a new program to increase the oversight and evaluation of concrete testing at construction projects throughout the city, including projects funded by the city and private developers. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete Testing USGBC-NJ Announces Free Green Jobs Training Brooklyn Navy Yard Receives $15M for New Green Development Lincoln Square Synagogue Tops Out W New York-Downtown Hotel Nears Completion The program,
New Jersey Department of Transportation recently broke ground on the second phase of a major replacement project on the Route 52 causeway near Atlantic City, improving a key link to the southern Jersey Shore tourist region. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete Testing USGBC-NJ Announces Free Green Jobs Training Brooklyn Navy Yard Receives $15M for New Green Development Lincoln Square Synagogue Tops Out W New York-Downtown Hotel Nears Completion NJDOT spokesman Tim Greeley says the $251
Golf Outing Raises $100K December 2009 Also, construction firm brings together all sides of development community. The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District recently commemorated its ten-year anniversary at a special breakfast highlighted by attendees such as Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the event’s guest speaker; New York Times “Streetscapes” columnist Christopher Gray; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Member Gale Brewer, who presented the BID with a proclamation for its decade of service and beautification initiatives. The breakfast was held at Isabella’s on Columbus Avenue at West 77th Street in Manhattan. Pictured from left are Columbus Avenue BID President, Doug Griebel,
The board of the New York City Capital Resource Corporation gave preliminary approvals for the allocation of Recovery Zone Facility Bonds to assist the construction of two medical facilities in the Bronx and Queens that represent nearly $68 million in private investment and would create or retain more than 230 permanent and construction jobs. Arthur Management Corporation of the Bronx plans to use up $19.8 million in triple-tax-exempt Recovery Zone bond financing to construct a five-story, 605-space parking facility for St. Barnabus Hospital in order to increase parking capacity for visitors, employees, and patients. The $25.7 million facility will be
The W New York-Downtown Hotel & Residences, a 58-story, 40,000-sq-ft mixed-use development and the first new hotel and residential tower to be built in Lower Manhattan, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Photo: Great Ink Communications This mixed-use development is the first new hotel and residential tower to be built in Lower Manhattan as well as the first new project apart from the World Trade Center complex to begin construction after 9/11 and is well underway. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus
One year after breaking ground, Gouverneur Healthcare Services, a $180 million modernization project designed by international architects RMJM that includes a nursing facility and the largest city run community health center, recently marked a construction milestone through the placement of the final steel beam on the roof of the future Ambulatory Care Pavilion. Image: RMJM The 108,000-sq-ft addition to The Gouverneur project will also feature The Center for Community Health and Wellness and will help to expand primary care and preventive health services as the largest city run community health center. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in
In an effort to help workers better compete during difficult economic times, US Green Building Council-New Jersey Executive Director Florence Block, recently announced the creation of a new partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to provide free customized “green jobs” training to its members. Related Links: New York Waits for $1.5 Billion in Stimulus Funds South NJ Road Project to Create 500 Stimulus Jobs NYC�s Gouverneur Project Tops Off NYC Cracks Down on Concrete Testing USGBC-NJ Announces Free Green Jobs Training Brooklyn Navy Yard Receives $15M for New Green Development Lincoln Square Synagogue Tops Out
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